Adding a vignette

Our last task in this project is to add a big dark vignette around the entire frame and the image here and we are going to do…that by adding a new layer by creating a layer of darkness essentially, a layer of faded blackness…and I want to add this layer on the very top of the stack and that gives me the opportunity to show you yet another way…that you can switch layers here inside Photoshop.…Notice when I have got the Move tool active right here if I were to right click inside of the face that I will see a list…of layers that intersect my right click position and if you are working on a Macintosh computer…and you don't have a right mouse button then you would Control Click with the Move tool.…

If some other tool is active like let's say I have the Brush tool active then you would Ctrl+Right Click here on the PC…or Command Right Click on the Mac and if you don't have a right mouse button then you would Command Control Click on the Mac…and then choose whichever layer you want to make active so if I choose my face it automatically becomes the active layer.…

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4/16/2007

Photoshop is the tool of choice for most creative professionals and has quickly become household name synonymous with computer art and image manipulation. In Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: Beyond the Basics, internationally renowned Photoshop guru Deke McClelland teaches such digital-age wonders as masking, filters, layers, blend modes, Liquify, Vanishing Point, and vector-based type. Along the way, Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details, smoothing over wrinkles and imperfections, trimming away jowls and fat, and wrapping one image around the surface of another. Plus, the training teaches how to construct and organize the elements in a composition so you can edit them easily in the future. Exercise files accompany the tutorial.